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29 Nov 2023
This week, the Senate is debating changes to Australia’s most important water laws. These changes seek to rescue the ailing A$13 billion Murray-Darling Basin...
27 Nov 2023
Marine animals across the world and land animals living in tropical climates are being pushed to their physiological limits as they struggle to adapt to rising...
22 Nov 2023
Colombia has more bird species than any other country in the world, so you can imagine that leading their bird conservation strategy is a pretty big job. Just...
22 Nov 2023
With an El Niño declared and global temperatures rising, meteorologist Clem Davis explains what weather might be in store for Australians this summer.
15 Nov 2023
The amount of timber-producing forest burning each year in severe wildfires has increased significantly in the past decade, and threatens industries such as...
13 Nov 2023
The white-winged chough is one of the weirder birds out there.
8 Nov 2023
The Fenner community came together over mouthwatering dishes prepared by staff and students at the infamous annual International Lunch.
25 Oct 2023
Making better use of kangaroos as a red-meat alternative could help farmers reduce their emissions and make their grazing land more productive, a new report...
4 Oct 2023
The dire state of mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests in Victoria’s Central Highlands has been brought to light in a new study from The Australian...
20 Sep 2023
In six out of nine vital life support systems, we have blown well past the safe zone. And we’re now in the danger zone, where we – as well as every other...
15 Sep 2023
For award-winning researcher Dr Joëlle Gergis, climate action is about protecting the people and places we love.
14 Sep 2023
Australia’s palm cockatoos are well-known for their unique love of drumming, but they don’t just have great rhythm – they also each have their own sense of...